Roles & Responsibilities

Job Description

These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator.

The post holder will:

• Always speak up if safety is a concern

• Treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion

• Recognize and work within the limits of their own competence

• Take responsibility for their own actions

• Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receives the safest, most effective care possible

• Perform additional duties when required

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.

• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.

• Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.

• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.

• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.

• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders.

• Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.

• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.

• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.

• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.

• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.

• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.

• Provide wound care management.

• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.

• Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge.

• Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence Based practices.

• Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department.

• Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency.

• Comply with unit Scope of service.

• Demonstrate on understanding & Utilization of evidence-based health care.

• Must have excellent observation skills, able to think critically and to make quick and effective decisions.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.

• Manage their own professional re-licensure.

• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

• Be willing to work across departments and On Call when necessary.

• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

Medical / Healthcare / Diagnostics / Medical Devices

Department / Functional Area

Doctor / Nurse / Paramedics / Hospital Technicians / Medical Research